Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrán de la Lastra Investment director · Panza Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Investment director (investment manager). | 1 | 1 |
| Belén Ortega Comics artist and illustrator · Marvel y DC Comics | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Affleck | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Beeri Founder · Golden State Memorabilia | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Golden State Memorabilia. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Bergman Reporter · Business Insider | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Business Insider | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Berndt Entrepreneur and podcaster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Clymer Founder · HODINKEE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of HODINKEE. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cohen WSJ journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Journalist Reporter, not political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Coley QSR Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cutting CFO · Lithko Contracting | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Lithko Contracting. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Davis UFC Fight Pass commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Dishman Founder · Fresh Foods | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Fresh Foods. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Dupont Co-founder and CEO · Kotcha | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Kotcha. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Felix Portfolio manager, head of research · PWL Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager (not an economist). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Finnegan News anchor · Today FM | Excluded | Journalist | News anchor at Today FM. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Glickman Covers payments · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Covers payments Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Goertzel Founder · SingularityNET | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of SingularityNET, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Goodwin Co-founder, CEO and formulator · OLIPOP | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of OLIPOP. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Greenfield Health consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Health consultant, not one of six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Guttmann Marketing entrepreneur and educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Marketing entrepreneur, no 6-role match. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hansen UAP researcher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ingram | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Jacobs US political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | US political journalist reporter, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Jamal Director · Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | NGO campaign Director, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Johnson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Kane Historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Katz Aviation reporter for the Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Aviation reporter for Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben LaBolt White House Communications Director | Excluded | Serving politician | White House Communications Director, current political position. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Meindertsma Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Paxton | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Platts-Mills Writer and artist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Reinberg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Sawyer The Road to Now | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Scallan Commentator and Presenter · Gript Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Segenreich Israel correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Israel correspondent, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Thomas | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | YouTuber and influencer, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben van der Burg | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speed skater, not a professional analysis role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben van Hamersveld | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Van Kerkwyk Travels & studies ancient sites | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Traveler and Ancient Site Researcher, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Vance CPA, Director · Faulk & Winkler | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Accounting expert and director, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Weisfeld Founder & CEO · Ten Toes | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Ten Toes, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Westhoff Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Search Engine | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wikler Chairman · Wisconsin Democratic Party | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Wisconsin Democratic Party, political leader in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedetta Gori Botanist and science communicator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Botanist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedict Evans Former Andreessen Horowitz partner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former VC partner, not former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedict Wells Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | German novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Bakke Health administrator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedicte Kilander Bakke Fund manager · DNB Bioteknologi og DNB Healthcare | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager, not an economist by criteria. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedikt Coussement | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedikt Held Rhetoric and communication coach · Redefabrik | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Rhetoric coach. | 1 | 1 |